RE (Vols) Ed7th Cap Badge

A nice, Edward 7th pattern, silver-plated cap badge for The Royal Engineer (Volunteers) with two blade fastenings (east and west). KK881.

Note: This doesn't have the void around the laurel leaves typical of an officer's cap badge. Perhaps it is of a non-commissioned officer's quality?  read more

Code: 59073

Exeter & South Devon RV Cap Badge

A rare, blackened brass, cap badge for The Exeter & South Devon Rifle Volunteers/1st volunteer battalion of The Devonshire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). HQ at Exeter.  read more

Code: 59055

2nd VB Border Regt Glengarry Badge

A rare, white metal, glengarry badge for the 2nd volunteer battalion of The Border Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). HQ at Kendal.

Note: The red felt centre remains intact but is mothed. There are only remnants of the two 'blade' fastenings that usually hold the felt in place.  read more

Code: 59035

Royal Sherwood Foresters Glengarry Badge

A rare, brass, glengarry badge for The Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia, with two lug fastenings (north and south). Worn c1874-98. KK1245.

Note: This badge is usually found in white metal but this example appears to be brass.  read more

Code: 59005

1st Somersetshire Militia Glengarry Badge

A scarce, brass, glengarry badge for The First Somersetshire Light Infantry Militia with two lug fastenings (east and west). Worn c1874-81. Some polish. KK1189.  read more

Code: 58936

RNF (Vols) FS Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, field-service cap badge for the 2nd/3rd volunteer battalions of The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers with two (replacement) lug fastenings (north and south). Wood 200 in the new edition (198 in the first edition).

Note: Colonel Denis Wood's book on The Fifth Fusiliers and its Badges, gives this badge's measurements as 38mm tall by 25mm wide and dates it to 18...  read more

Code: 58897

Gloucestershire VR (VTC) Cap Badge

A rare, bronzed, cap badge for The Gloucestershire Volunteer Regiment with a slider fastening. Brinson J9.

Note: This unit was part of the WW1 volunteer training corps movement.  read more

Code: 58835

Wandsworth Battalion Cap Badge

A rare, bi-metal, cap badge for the 13th (Wandsworth Pals) battalion of The East Surrey Regiment with a replacement slider fastening. KK1148.

Note: This unit was part of Kitchener’s Army.  read more

Code: 58800

1st VB Dorset Cap Badge

A brass (previously blackened?) cap badge for the 1st volunteer battalion of The Dorsetshire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). Approximately 30mm wide x 37mm high. Churchill 1103.

Note: Churchill states this unit wore the same collar badges as the regular units, although the undress hat badges are sometimes mistaken for collar badges.

He adds: "The...  read more

Code: 58713

1st VB Beds Regt Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, cap badge for the 1st volunteer battalion of The Bedfordshire Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west). HQ at Hertford.

Note: This is a small-sized cap badge at approximately 35mm tall x 35mm wide.  read more

Code: 58698